If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair.
Samuel JohnsonI don't know what the fuss is about. There are 7,000 girls [on her friendship with Mick Jagger]
Carla BruniOne friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim.
Brooks AdamsIf a fox is unable to befriend a tiger, then the fox should create an illusion of close association with the tiger by carefully trailing behind the cat while boasting of the deep friendship they share. In this way, he creates an impression that his well being is of great concern to the tiger.
Chin-Ning ChuI heard what Ashley Cole said about kicking me if he has to, but he will have to catch me first. When we step out on to the pitch on Sunday, all friendships will be forgotten.
Robert PiresA friendship like love is warm; a love like friendship is steady.
Sir Thomas MoreOne's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
Simone De BeauvoirLouise this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship
Humphrey BogartI have always laid it down as a maxim -and found it justified by experience -that a man and a woman make far better friendships than can exist between two of the same sex -but then with the condition that they never have made or are to make love to each other.
Lord ByronFriendships begin with liking or gratitude roots that can be pulled up.
George EliotYes, we must ever be friends; and of all who offer you friendship let me be ever the first, the truest, the nearest and dearest!
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowFriendship's the wine of life: but friendship new... is neither strong nor pure.
Edward YoungLove is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.
Bruce LeeThe little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.
Edgar Watson HoweA friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
John D RockefellerFriendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
Kahlil GibranSecrecy is the chastity of friendship.
Bishop Jeremy TaylorLove is rarer than genius itself. And friendship is rarer than love.
Charles PeguyThere is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.
Sir Thomas AquinasOne measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention.
Clifton FadimanI understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her to the rest of her sex, and which seeks her possession as the supreme or the sole happiness of our being.
Edward GibbonFriendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You can't have too many friends because then you're just not really friends.
Truman CapoteIf we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own.
Charlotte BronteFew things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements. I have known the breach of a promise to dine or sup to break up more than one intimacy.
William HazlittReal friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends.
EuripidesFriendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority
MenciusIf we take matrimony at it's lowest, we regard it as a sort of friendship recognised by the police.
Robert Louis StevensonLove demands infinitely less than friendship.
George Jean NathanFriendship's an abstract of this noble flame,
'Tis love refin'd, and purged from all its dross,
'Tis next to angel's love, if not the same,
As strong in passion is, though not so gross.
Katherine PhilipsThe worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship.
Francis BaconTis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected.
Charles LambNothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.
Honore De BalzacEvery business is built on friendship.
J C PenneyRead as you taste fruit or savour wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.
George HerbertWe content ourselves that friendship is a reality, and not a fancy - that it is built upon a rock.
Douglas FairbanksI feel that I contributed well, but my strength and energy in that department is running out. I made, not friendships, never got anywhere like that, but you know I've formed slight bonds with people and they were lovely and gracious
Lesley BrainFriendship needs to be rooted in respect, but love can live upon itself alone
OuidaPerhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.
George EliotBe slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.
SocratesFriendship is not possible between two women, one of whom is very well dressed.
Laurie ColwinFriendship's said to be a plant of tedious growth, its root composed of tender fibres, nice in their taste, cautious in spreading.
Sir John VanbrughI'll keep it short and sweet - Family. Religion. Friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business.
Montgomery BurnsYou don't just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunities.
Barbara BushNo one person can possibly combine all the elements supposed to make up what everyone means by friendship.
Francis CrawfordMadam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship.
Sydney SmithFriendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
Baltasar GracianI always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing.
Katherine MansfieldMoral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.
Sir Thomas AquinasFriendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.
Robert LyndOf all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
Epicurus
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